The mist plays with the mountain. The hills come alive. We are in Coorg, locally known as Kodagu after the Kodavas who inhabit this region. As we drive up the Western Ghats, we see the slopes carpeted by coffee and cardamom plantations.
The showers had just set in and the coffee plantations were filled with snowy white blossoms sparkling like jasmines.
Coorg’s tryst with coffee started more than a couple of centuries ago and it is believed that the coffee seed was planted here by the Mopla community from Kerala who traded with the Arabs. The locals cultivated “wild coffee” in the Nalknad area near Kakkabe initially. Soon small holdings came up on the fertile slopes of the Western Ghats which were too steep to grow rice and it became a commodity of trade.
Nalknad Aramane Palace is a two-storied building and has a low, sloping roof crowning it. The pillared verandah, the wall murals and the intricate wooden friezes add to its charm. When you are here, you could head out to Thadiyandamole which is the highest peak in the Coorg District. Enjoy a bracing trek and soak in some awesome views.
When you are here, you could head out to Thadiyandamole which is the highest peak in the Coorg District. Enjoy a bracing trek and soak in some awesome views.
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